Seaman Gunners Class at Navy Yard Trains Elite Artisans
The article describes the Uncle Sam seaman gunners program at the Washington navy yard. It details a six month, rigorous course for four year service veterans focusing on ordnance, metallurgy, gun manufacture, and turret operation. Graduates join Atlantic fleet ships to maintain and repair armament. Josephus Daniels praises the program as a premier vocational training equal to top schools.
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Navy
Uncle Sam
Navy Yard
Washington
United States Navy
Naval Gun Factory
Indian Head
Naval Gun Fac
Tory
Josephus Daniels
the Navy
Plant Grown Under Snow Heat Produces Blooms
The Alpine sol danella flower can generate heat to grow under snow. When snow is shallow the plant pushes through as the heat melts it. deeper snow creates a hollow chamber for expansion. Some arum species reach 100 degrees with open buds. most vegetation relies on warmth from soil air and sun.
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Mediterranean
Dusk of Food Security in North Alaska Coastal Life
The Stefansson account notes spring and summer diets rely on ducks and geese. Hunters use kayaks to pursue molting birds, clubs and bolas trap many, with routes so predictable a man can shoot or throw to near full success. A skilled hunter reportedly nets about 600 ducks in a day.
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Alaska
Vilhjalmar Stefansson
Eagle restrains lamb after dramatic chase in Claremore
In Claremore Oklahoma Sam Catkiller a full blood Cherokee rode into town with a captured eagle still bound to his horse. After a long struggle he freed the lamb and wrapped the bird in his lariat before loading the great eagle for measurement. The wingspan reached nine feet two inches.
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Claremore
Okla
Sam Catkiller
Catkiller
Babylonian Kick on Food Cuneiform Plaint in Clay
A 1500 B C youth near Babylon inscribed a clay tablet demanding food and money for fare. The note, translated by Dr F C Eislen of Chicago University, appeals to his father at Dursin with pleas for fresh fish and nourishment amid high costs.
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Chicago
B. C
F. C. Eislen
Chicago University
Babylon
Zimri Eramma
Shamash
Murduck
Dursin
Policeman Dies After Nose Hair Removal
Washington officer Philip J. Hayden died of blood poisoning after a nose hair pull led to infection. He was found unresponsive weeks later and medical intervention proved too late.
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Washington
Philip J. Hayden
Hayden
Deliverance at the Red Sea as Israel's test and faith
The lesson discusses the Exodus escape through the Red Sea where the Israelites face pursuit by Egypt. Moses leads by God's guidance, using a simple staff. divine power parts the waters, and Pharaoh's army is defeated as Israel advances in faith.
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Christ
Israel
Moses
Jehovah
Pharaoh
Egypt
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